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Class action settlements against U.K airlines
World Business News |
2008/02/18 02:53
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A class-action suit brought against two British airlines has netted airline customers in the U.S and Britain a US$59 million settlement.
The class action settlement will give complainants refunds on a fuel surcharge overcharge for flights taken between Aug. 11, 2004 and March 23, 2006.
The amount is part of more than US$200 million that British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways will pay to about eight million American and British customers.
The suit alleged that the two airlines illegally colluded to set a fuel surcharge that was 33 percent in excess of the normal market price. |
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Class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, at least the U.S. variant of it. In the United States federal courts, class actions are governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule. Since 1938, many states have adopted rules similar to the FRCP. However, some states like California have civil procedure systems which deviate significantly from the federal rules; the California Codes provide for four separate types of class actions. As a result, there are two separate treatises devoted solely to the complex topic of California class actions. Some states, such as Virginia, do not provide for any class actions, while others, such as New York, limit the types of claims that may be brought as class actions. They can construct your law firm a brand new website, lawyer website templates and help you redesign your existing law firm site to secure your place in the internet. |
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